“Well yeah, of course there are things I want to do, but when exactly am I supposed to study French or work on my own business? When I come home from work I’m exhausted and have no energy left for anything. I just sit on the couch and watch TV.”

A client recently said this to me, and my heart went out to her: “I don’t have time” might be a fake excuse, but “I don’t have energy” is harder to unpack.

As introverts, we are the most energized when we’re not surrounded by constant stimulation.

Unfortunately,most workplaces today are biased toward extroverts, who thrive on exactly that: constant meetings with tons of people, open spaces with non-stop interactions and noise, after-work events at loud bars… (I can hear you sigh from behind my screen.)

I once had a job like that. I’d come home from work and by the time my mind felt like my own again, I had to go to work again!

“And on top of your excellent work, everybody here really appreciates how smiling and upbeat and full of energy you are — (“Oh stop it you…”) — but then you’re clearly an extrovert, so this must come easily to you!”

I was taken aback.

Me, an extrovert? When I told this story to my sister, who’s an actual extrovertand my complete opposite, she just burst out laughing.

There’s nothing quite as scary as being at the complete mercy of a stranger with bad intentions. I stood there, frozen on the spot, acutely aware of the bustling street just a few meters away – and yet there was absolutely nothing I could do.

After many months of pondering, breaking down insidious invisible scrips and undertaking a soul-healing trip to South America, I am ready to launch my website and share withyouwhat I learned and am learning on my journey towards reaching my Ambitious Introvert goals.